Call for mandatory electrical testing

Shelter and Electrical Safety First have called for five yearly checks of wiring and other electric fittings to become mandatory. The charities reported that a third of properties fail to meet basic standards and over a million electrical problems were reported last year. The Resident Landlords Association says that landlords are already required to meet certain obligations. Multiple occupation abodes require a safety check to be carried out every five years by a competent electrician and property owners are liable for prosecution under the Defective Premises act if a tenant suffers death of injury as a result of a defect in the electrical system in the premises.